West Sac man: 30 years to life

Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig’s office announced that on August 24, Superior Court Judge Stephen Mock sentenced West Sacramento’s Dmitry Dudkin to 30 years to life in state prison for child molestation. Dudkin had previously been convicted of two counts of child molestation in this case after pleading no contest to the charges.

Dudkin, age 27, molested an 8-year old girl from 2009 to 2011, said a spokesperson from Reisig’s office. The crimes were discovered when the victim went to school with a hickey on her neck. The victim told the police that Dudkin showed her pornography and asked her to perform various sexual acts on him. Dudkin took pictures of her with his cell phone. The Yolo County High-Tech Crimes Taskforce analyzed Dudkin’s computers and cell phones and found provocative photos of the victim.

[adrotate group=”9″] Deputy District Attorney Sara Abrate prosecuted the case. “The defendant victimized this 8 year old girl repeatedly by taking advantage of his position of trust,” said Abrate in a press release. “This sentence ensures that he will never be able to harm this young girl, or any other children, again.”

District Attorney Jeff Reisig praised the work of the West Sacramento Police Department and the District Attorney’s High Tech Forensic Unit.

“The hard work and dedication of West Sacramento officers and our High Tech investigators was critical,” said Reisig in a press statement. “Their efforts resulted in a plea, avoided a trial, and saved the young child from having to testify.”